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Better Than The Book - Side Character In My Own Life (Instrumentals)

01 - 2020 Was A Write-off, But What Comes Next? (Instrumental)
02 - Side Character In My Own Life (Instrumental)
03 - Mood Swings (Instrumental)
04 - Red Kite (Instrumental)
05 - Rewrite (Instrumental)
06 - Don't Be Too Hard On Yourself (Instrumental)
07 - Hold Me Tight (Instrumental)
08 - Bump In The Night (Instrumental)
09 - Plot Holes (Instrumental)
10 - You'll Never Be Too Old For This (Instrumental)
Bonus Tracks
11 - Hearts Racing Backwards (Instrumental)
12 - Plot Holes (Alternative Version) (Instrumental)
13 - Hold Me Tight (Non-Acoustic) (Instrumental)
14 - Side Character In My Own Life (Acoustic) (Instrumental)
+ Additional Radio Edits for Tracks 07, 08, 09 & 10 

Written, performed and produced by Nick Standing [Jabun]
Recorded, mixed and mastered at JabunAudio by Nick Standing [Jabun]
Artwork, images and photography by Nick Standing [Jabun]

No generative A.I. tools were used in the creation of this album.

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Side Character In My Own Life (Instrumentals)

2020 Was A Write-off, But What Comes Next? (Instrumental)

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Body Heat

Ever After

Something Isn't Right Here (feat. Dan Lambton)

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Action/Adventure "Something Isn't Right Here" ft. Dan Lambton

The first track from our upcoming album Ever After, out October 24th!!

Action/Adventure "URL"

Ready?
Game
Let's start

Wake up
Hit play
New round, same pain
Spawned mid lane, no gold, no gain

Respawned in a world I never chose
Like Minecraft, punch trees just to grow
Built my base while they flew past
I break my tools, they build so fast

This match aint fair, this map aint kind
They get radar, Im running blind
Still I queue up, still I fight
Even if I lose tonight

Life is just a game, so they say, so they say
But the match is rigged in a different way
You get shields, I get slows
You get paths, I get throws
Still I press start every fucking day

You've got your lane and backup calls
I roam alone through jungle walls
You play safe with full support
I dive in, always come up short

No revive, no second plan,
Like Valorant, headshot where I stand
But even stunned, I hold the line
Clutch or lose, its still my time

They flex their skins, they talk like kings
But never played with broken wings
Still I grind, still I load
Even when I bear the code

Life is just a game, so they claim, so they claim
But not all players earn the same
You get buffs, I get bugs
You get cheers, I get shrugs
Still I respawn through the fucking flame

Life aint fair, and thats the truth
But I won't lose to your excuse
Im more than code, Im more than fate
Dont need your patch to validate

This is just a game, but I still breathe
Every scar I wear is my creed
You get light, I chase stars
I get stunned, but heal the scars
Still I level up through goddamn pain

This is just a game

Just a Game

This doesn't make sense
But it never had to
You looked at the camera
And I thought it was me

I gave you hours I'll never get back
Sat in silence just to watch you laugh
Your voice was louder than my friends
Your smile was something I tried to defend

You looked straight through the lens
Like you knew what I felt
But I was just noise
One click out of twelve

You don't know my name
But I burned for yours
Told myself it mattered
While you opened every door
Except mine, Except me
You thanked the crowd
But never seen me scream

I skipped birthdays just to type
"Love you" in a sea of light
Watched you fall in love online
While I lied and said I'm fine

Every post you made, I saved
Like maybe one day, you'd be amazed
That someone cared this much
For nothing back
Not even a touch

You don't know my name
But I bled out for yours
You were god, and I was dirt
Still I worshipped through the hurt
You smiled, I believed
You moved on, I stayed unseen

I thought I meant something
In the noise, in the feed
But I was just background
While you lived and I need

You don't know my name
But I tattooed yours
On every hour, every night
Wishing you were more

Than a screen, than a dream
But I wake up, And I'm still just me

Just me
Just me
Still me
Still here
Still not seen

That's it. That's all I am
You happy?
Because I'm happy for you

Parasocial

Alright
Fuck it
Let's do this

I calculate the weight of stares
Step in the room, absorb the air
I wear my charm like tailored skin
A flawless shell, rot deep within

I mimic smiles, rehearse replies
No guilt behind these crystal eyes
I read your pulse like open books
Then feed the flame and pull the hooks

No conscience here, no second guess
I study weakness, I possess

I don't feel, I replicate
Twist your truths and decorate
I'm the silence in the scream
The needle hiding in your dream
You think I break? I just reshape
I walk through fire, cold and straight

I trace your fears with steady hands
Collapse your world like shifting sand
Your panic is a masterpiece
I watch you fall, I feel... at peace

Morality is just a tale
Told by fools afraid to fail
I don't connect, I don't relate
I orchestrate. I dominate

I don't regret. I don't explain
I light the fuse, then watch the pain

I don't feel, I replicate
Twist your truths and decorate
I'm the silence in the scream
The needle hiding in your dream
You think I care? I'm just amused
Another mind to twist and use

I never cried, I never broke
I saw the world and then I spoke
"Too weak, too soft, too easy"
"Too weak, too soft, too easy"
"Too weak, too soft, too easy"

I don't feel, I dominate
Peel your layers, replicate
I'm the eye behind the screen
The shadow where you've never been
You think I'm lost? I wrote the maze
I set the fire and watch it blaze

There's no remorse
No soul to own
Just me, the void
Behind the throne

Yeah, fuck you

Sociopath

Track 5 from my debut EP titled "STRAIGHT UP" EP 

COASTIN'

I Don't Think So

Pop Punk 2025

Unicorn & Pandas Death Fight

Someplace Safer is the 2nd track on "I saw hell when i was with you"

As heard on BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio, downcast carve out driven melodic bursts of infectious emo/pop-punk laced with truly heart-wrenching lyrics and a poignant delivery.

They have shared stages with artists such as Youth Fountain, As December Falls, Bronnie and [spunge].

“The sheer effort, execution and honesty here mark downcast out as a treat for those with lost souls and broken hearts.” – Kerrang! Magazine

“With poetic lyrics and powerful, melodic instrumentals, they’ll hit you where it hurts and make you love every second of it” – Alternative Press

“Intense and intricate songwriting control that will stick with you long after the curtain has come down.” – Rock Sound

Someplace Safer

WTF Happened - Downcast EP

As heard on BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio, downcast carve out driven melodic bursts of infectious emo/pop-punk laced with truly heart-wrenching lyrics and a poignant delivery.

They have shared stages with artists such as Youth Fountain, As December Falls, Bronnie and [spunge].

“The sheer effort, execution and honesty here mark downcast out as a treat for those with lost souls and broken hearts.” – Kerrang! Magazine

“With poetic lyrics and powerful, melodic instrumentals, they’ll hit you where it hurts and make you love every second of it” – Alternative Press

“Intense and intricate songwriting control that will stick with you long after the curtain has come down.” – Rock Sound

Buy LP Here

Your Absence

Your Band Sucks Anyway

Bittersweet

Raincheck

Weesho is an independent artist with a passion for music creation and a hard promise to establish himself as a force to reckon with in this country's growing music scene. 
The Philly / Delaware Area native is known for producing fresh blends of Pop-Punk, Easy-core, Bounce, and chugginess, turning it into catchy classics and beautiful experiences. 
"I'm definitely looking to redefine what people think of when they hear the words chuggs, catchy, and "BOP". So for those that hang in with me, will surely enjoy a NEW style of music to sing and jam to! "

Downcast carve out driven melodic bursts of infectious emo/pop-punk laced with truly heart-wrenching lyrics and a poignant delivery.

They have shared stages with artists such as Youth Fountain, As December Falls, Bronnie and [spunge].

“The sheer effort, execution and honesty here mark downcast out as a treat for those with lost souls and broken hearts.” – Kerrang! Magazine

“With poetic lyrics and powerful, melodic instrumentals, they’ll hit you where it hurts and make you love every second of it” – Alternative Press

“Intense and intricate songwriting control that will stick with you long after the curtain has come down.” – Rock Sound

Heartfelt and high energy UK #Skapunk / #Poppunk slices of life from some guy born in the 90s. A musical project by Nick Standing AKA Jabun.

For my other project https://soundcloud.com/jabun and JabunAudio work, please visit the links above or below for a whole plethora of different flavours of music!

Jericho Walnut Fusion 7 (2023)
Chapman ML1 Modern Storm Burst (2022)
Sire 5 String Marcus Miller V3 Bass
Quad Cortex
Focusrite Scarlett
Logic Pro X, STL Tones, Neural DSP & GGD

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jsemlukin/?hl=cs
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3bUdb4WI3k7ZmeBfjZ9nzu?si=n7m_F8XeR7SKyHNl-HecVA&utm_source=copy-link


New tracks tagged #Easycore